Photograph of servicemen on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), September 1945. Balloons are tied to the ship. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken during the Essex's return trip to the Puget Sound.Inscription on verso: "Essex 'going…
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to take off from the USS Essex (CV-9), September 13, 1945. The caption notes that this was the last aircraft launch from the Essex during World War II.Caption: "Last launch of Essex planes in WW-2.…
Photograph of Paul J. Madden (center) and other U.S. Navy servicemen, Washington State, October 1945.Inscription on verso: "Oct. 1945 / Washington -- Fall 1945."
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen on the USS Essex (CV-9), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, October 1945. The men are identified in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso: "Bremmerton [sic] Navy Yard / USS…
Photograph of a Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is visible in the background.
Caption: "Oct. 14, 1944 -- 60-70 miles east of Formosa. Dusk. Essex under attack by Jap…
Photograph of a Japanese torpedo aircraft making an attack run on the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The caption notes that the image was taken through the porthole of the Essex's photography lab.Caption: "Jap torpedo plane making run on Essex.…
Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s.
Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."
Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s.
Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."